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Fort Calgary

Fort Calgary
North-West Mounted Police, Fort Calgary, 1878.
NameFort Calgary
CaptionNorth-West Mounted Police, Fort Calgary, 1878.
CountryCanada
CityCalgary
ProvinceAlberta
MunicipalityCity of Calgary
RegionAt the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers
Type Of NhsFort
Area2.64 km2 (2640000 m2)
Established1875 (used until 1914)
Year Built1875
ArchitecturePine and Spruce logs
Name OriginCalgary House, a castle at Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.

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Fort Calgary was established in 1875 as Fort Brisebois by the North-West Mounted Police, located at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in what is now Calgary, Alberta.

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Calgary Herald--Chris spoke about the profound effect The Alex has had during the organization's AGM at -Fort Calgary- on Wednesday October 6, 2010. ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:59:19 GMT+00:00
Character areas part of urban village - Calgary Herald Tweet this news
Calgary Herald----Fort Calgary- -- This heritage parkland green space contains a replica of the fort that was Calgary's first structure, as well as a barracks building and ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:14:23 GMT+00:00
The Howard Group Announces Presenting Companies for "Opportunity Knocks II" - Benzinga Tweet this news
Benzinga--The conference will be held at -Fort Calgary-, 750-9th Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta starting at 4pm. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:30:32 GMT+00:00

Attractions and landmarks in Calgary

LandmarksBaitun Nur * Burns Building * Calgary Tower * Fairmont Palliser * Mewata Armouries * Stephen Avenue * Suncor Energy Centre * +15 * Tallest buildings * Bridges
AttractionsCalaway Park * Canada Olympic Park * Fort Calgary * Glenbow Museum * Heritage Park Historical Village * The Military Museums * Stampede * World of Science * Zoo * Festivals
VenuesEPCOR Centre * Foothills Stadium * The Grand * McMahon Stadium * Olympic Oval * Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium * Spruce Meadows * Stampede Corral * Pengrowth Saddledome * Talisman Centre
ParksBattalion Park * Confederation Park * Devonian Gardens * Edworthy Park * Fish Creek Provincial Park * Millennium Park * Nose Hill Park * Olympic Plaza * Prince's Island Park
MallsThe Core Shopping Centre * Chinook Centre * CrossIron Mills * Deerfoot Mall * Dragon City Mall * Market Mall * Marlborough Mall * North Hill Centre * Northland Village Mall * Southcentre Mall * Sunridge Mall *

Parks in Alberta

World Heritage SitesCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks * Dinosaur Provincial Park * Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump * Waterton Glacier International Peace Park * Wood Buffalo National Park * more...
National parksBanff * Elk Island * Jasper * Waterton Lakes * Wood Buffalo * more...
Provincial parksCypress Hills * Dry Island Buffalo Jump * Kananaskis Country * Lakeland * Fish Creek * Vermilion * Willmore Wilderness * Writing-on-Stone * more...
Urban parksCalgary Zoo * Devonian Botanical Garden * Devonian Gardens * Edworthy Park * Mill Woods Park * Muttart Conservatory * North Saskatchewan River Valley * Nose Hill * Oldman River Valley * Valley Zoo * Pearce Estate Wetland
Museums and historic sitesCold Lake Air Force * Fort Calgary * Fort Edmonton Park * Fort Victoria * Fort Whoop-Up * Frank Slide * Galt Historic Railway Park * Heritage Park * Pioneer Acres * Reynolds-Alberta * Royal Alberta * Royal Tyrrell * Ukrainian Village * Whyte * National historic sites * Provincial historic sites



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